Covering sixty acres with 2500 feet of frontage on Round Lake and 2000 feet of road frontage on M-119, the Round Lake Preserve was once used by Indians as part of the Inland Water Route. The original 40 acre preserve was donated to the Little Traverse Conservancy in 1980 with additional acreage purchased in 1984-86 by the people of L’Arbre Croche.

The vegetation includes mixed hardwoods and conifer forest, lowland cedar swamp, and marshlands along the lake. These varying habitats provide homes and food for a variety of wildlife including raccoons, deer, pileated woodpeckers, loons, and many other birds.

A well maintained trail winds through the preserve with a boardwalk leading out to the edge of Round Lake.

Directions: From Petoskey take M-119 about 1 1/2 miles north to Powell Road. Turn right on Powell and take the first driveway on the right, which is the entrance to the Little Traverse Conservancy office parking. The beginning of the trail starts at the parking lot.